Gale Warning 682, NWS Anchorage, AK

Issued

Sep 25, 2010, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)

Expired

Sep 25, 2010, 4:00 PM AKDT

In force

12 hr

Issued by

NWS Anchorage, AK

579 
FZAK52 PAFC 251124
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 25 2010

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE
ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT.

WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION
EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST
ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT.

PKZ199-260000-
400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 25 2010
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

BROAD NORTHERLY FLOW AROUND AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IN THE GULF OF AK
WILL PERSIST OVER THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS THROUGH SUNDAY. A
STRONG LOW NEAR JAPAN WILL MOVE TO 120 NM WEST OF ATTU AT 966 MB SUN
EVENING...THEN MOVE TO 200 NM NORTH OF ADAK AT 969 MB MON AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ150-260000-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 25 2010

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9
FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
9 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10
FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  
$$

PKZ155-260000-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 25 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING N BY AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF
BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
9 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT...GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9
FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING N. SEAS 22 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  
$$

PKZ160-260000-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 25 2010

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO
45 KT W OF 160W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT W OF 160W. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  
$$

PKZ165-260000-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 25 2010

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  
$$

PKZ180-260000-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 25 2010

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF KUSKOKWIM BAY BY
AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF KUSKOKWIM BAY. SEAS 10
FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF KUSKOKWIM BAY. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  
$$

PKZ170-260000-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 25 2010

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 30
KT IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON NEAR PASSES.
SEAS 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR PASSES. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12
FT. GUSTS TO 45 KT IN THE MORNING DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON THROUGH PASSES.
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING S WIND 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  
$$

PKZ171-260000-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 25 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
$$

PKZ172-260000-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 25 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9
FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 33 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 31 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  
$$

PKZ175-260000-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 25 2010

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
7 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7
FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 60 KT. SEAS 42 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  
$$

PKZ176-260000-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 25 2010

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 60 KT. SEAS 34 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 60 KT. SEAS 46 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  
$$

PKZ185-260000-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 25 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  
$$

PKZ179-260000-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 25 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7
FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  
$$

NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Sep 24, 5:00 PM AKDT, 11 hours earlier.

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 PM AKDT FRI SEP 24 2010

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
AN UPPER LEVEL LOW SOUTH OF THE GULF OF ALASKA AND A HIGH OVER THE
NORTHERN BERING SEA IS CHANNELING A DRY NORTHEASTERLY FLOW OVER
NORTHERN AND WESTERN ALASKA. A STRONG SURFACE LOW SOUTH OF THE GULF
HAS MOVED CLOUDS AND A FEW RAIN SHOWERS OVER THE CENTRAL GULF COAST
AND EASTERN COPPER RIVER BASIN. THIS LOW HAS ALSO INCREASED THE
PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA AND HAS PRODUCED STRONG
NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OUT OF THE MATANUSKA VALLEY AND DOWN THE
COOK INLET.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS ARE IN VERY GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
.UPPER LEVELS...THE UPPER HIGH OVER THE NORTHERN BERING WILL MOVE
INTO THE CENTRAL BERING SATURDAY THEN WILL MERGE WITH A STRONG MOVING
INTO THE CENTRAL BERING FROM THE WEST SUNDAY. THE UPPER LOW SOUTH OF
THE GULF WILL MOVE NORTH AND WEAKEN OVER THE GULF SATURDAY THEN
DISSIPATE SATURDAY NIGHT. ANOTHER LOW OVER THE ARCTIC OCEAN WILL MOVE
INTO THE BEAUFORT SEA AND EXTEND A TROUGH SOUTH THROUGH THE CENTRAL
MAINLAND SUNDAY. THIS SHIFTING PATTERN WILL KEEP SOUTHWEST ALASKA
UNDER A DRY NORTHERLY FLOW THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

.AT THE SURFACE
.SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA AND THE GULF...A STRONG LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE
CENTRAL GULF SATURDAY THEN DISSIPATE SUNDAY MORNING. THE ASSOCIATED
WEATHER FRONT OVER THE EASTERN GULF AND SOUTHEAST ALASKA WILL SLIDE
WEST ALONG THE CENTRAL GULF COAST TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING THEN
DISSIPATE LATE SATURDAY. AREAS OF RAIN WILL MOVE INTO PRINCE WILLIAM
SOUND AND THE SOUTHERN KENAI PENINSULA TONIGHT AND SPREAD TO KODIAK
ISLAND SATURDAY MORNING THEN BECOME SCATTERED SHOWERS SATURDAY
AFTERNOON. THE STRONG WINDS BLOWING THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING THEN EASE UP A BIT FOR THE REST OF
THE WEEKEND.

SOUTHWEST ALASKA...SUNNY WEATHER WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
GUSTY NORTH WINDS ALONG THE SOUTHWEST COAST WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
SATURDAY NIGHT THEN DIMINISH SUNDAY.

BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS...A WEAK LOW SOUTH OF THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS
WILL EAST ACROSS THE NORTH PACIFIC THROUGH THE WEEKEND. AREAS OF
LIGHT RAIN WILL MOVER THROUGH THE ALEUTIANS TONIGHT AND SATURDAY
MORNING. A NEW STORM DEVELOPING NEAR JAPAN WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN
ALEUTIANS SUNDAY NIGHT. RAIN AND GALE FORCE WINDS WILL MOVE WESTERN
BERING SUNDAY AND SPREAD INTO THE CENTRAL BERING SUNDAY NIGHT.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...
A NEW STORM SOUTH OF THE GULF SUNDAY NIGHT WILL TURN NORTH INTO
EASTERN GULF MONDAY THEN WILL DISSIPATE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF MONDAY
NIGHT. THE OTHER STORM OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS SUNDAY NIGHT WILL
MOVE EAST INTO THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS MONDAY NIGHT AND INTO THE
SOUTHERN GULF WEDNESDAY.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THEE MATANUSKA VALLEY THROUGH TONIGHT.
MARINE...STORM 120 130 132
         GALE 125 138 140 165 170 180
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

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